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In January 2014, the “polar vortex” swept across the eastern USleading some media outlets to claim this was the “coldest weatherin decades” in Baltimore between Jan 6 & Jan 8. It turns outthat only 5 years prior, in 2009, Jan 15 – Jan 17 were 5 degreescolder in Baltimore than the coldest temperatures in 2014. Why didthese media outlets say it was the “coldest weather in decades”?Many statisticians say that it is a mistake to look at weathertemperature records the way that media outlets looked at theBaltimore \"record\"; why do you think they say this is a\"mistake\"?

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In January 2014 the polar vortex swept across the eastern US leading some media outlets to claim this was the coldest weather in decades in Baltimore between Jan 6 Jan 8 But in reality only 5 years prior in 2009 Jan 15 Jan 17 were 5    See Answer
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